Writer's Chat: Daejeon Citizen Vs Daegu FC

This Wednesday Daejeon host Daegu, a team who have lofty aspirations and hope to make a long-awaited return to the Classic. Daejeon correspondent Paul Neat sat down with our own transfer window signing and new Daegu correspondent Jung Muyeol to discuss Wednesday's promotion clash.

Paul Asks, Muyeol Answers

Paul Neat: Daegu are enjoying a
good season, riding high firmly in the playoff places, Daejeon themselves are
in a rich vein of form, how do you see Wednesday's game playing out?

Jung Muyeol: I
think this Wednesday match is very important to both of us and I cautiously
predict it could end up with a draw.

PN: Is it very much about the playoffs or
do you think that with Ansan's stuttering form, and indeed a mini exodus of
players returning to their parent clubs, that automatic promotion is still a
realistic possibility?

JM: To
be frank, we are far from your compliment. For the last few games, we were
extremely terrible but we started to bounce back from the victory against
Bucheon. Even though we got two wins in a row, our balance and performance is not
sufficiently as good as you think.

PN: Who should
Daejeon be wary of come Wednesday? Who are Daegu's danger men? Are there any
players likely to be missing through injury or suspension?

JM: I
would say currently our key player should be Alex who joined our team in this
summer transfer window. After joining our squad, he made three goals from nine appearances
so far. His recent performance was really outstanding and he played as a top
forward instead of Paulo, our usual main striker who is currently not in good shape. The
suspension of Eder will apply to this game due to the sending off at
the end of the match against Bucheon.

Muyeol Asks, Paul Answers

Jung Muyeol: I was wondering how your
trip to Yeonbyun in China will affect your team's performance and why they went
to China during the season?

Paul Neat: Quite why they chose to do
so when they have an important game less than a week away I will never know.
But, Yanban played Daejeon in Daejeon last year so I think there was an
agreement in place to have a friendly in Yanban too. Granted, China isn’t far but
the travelling won’t have been ideal but I think there are most positives to be
taken out of it than negatives. The trip will have certainly been good for team
building. I have a few of the players as “friends” on Facebook and they shared
a lot of pictures of them appearing to have a good time so I think it may help
bring the squad closer together just as we head into the business end of the
season. Daejeon have a small squad so any help in that department would have
been welcomed.

JM: I was told you lifted the
trophy in there.Is that true?

PN: I wasn’t aware that they were supposed to be playing for a
trophy but that is indeed correct, they won a trophy and seemed quite happy with it.
What the trophy was called or whether we will see it again I don’t know. The
game finished as a 2-2 draw so it went to penalties with Daejeon winning on
penalties.

JM: Were they the best 11 or was it mainly reserve players?

PN: There was a mix for both.
Some of the first team regulars like Gustavo and Lee Dongsoo, for example,
started but Kim Dongchan was given a rest. I think the coach wanted to give
some game time to some players that have been on the fringes of the first team
or those who have perhaps lost their place, players like Woohyun, Kim Hyungjin
and Lee Bumsoo. Another positive to take from it; more players got some
valuable minutes under their belts.

JM: Any predictions?

PN: My heart says a Daejeon
win but realistically I think it will be a draw, a result that wouldn’t really
do either team any favours.

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